Alvaro Aguilar, a Randolph County man, couldn’t stop celebrating after winning a $1 million lottery prize. The carpet installer won the money by playing the scratch-card game on Platinum 7s level.

The ticket, known to be the lucky one was purchased in Jacksonville at the One Stop Shop on Corbin Street.

He was given a choice to take a $1 million annuity with a lump sum of $600,000 or one that has 20 payments of $50,000 on a yearly basis. He chose the lump sum and got  $417,009 after removal of taxes.

He has made plans to help his family, most especially, his mother, with the money. He considered them to be his first and utmost priority and would do anything to take good care of them.